The president of the Fnapaef speaks of a “opportunistic measure“, while the CEO of Orpea announces to organize “states general” within his group after the revelation of abuse in his retirement homes.
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The CEO of Orpea announced this Sunday in the Journal du Dimanche that he was going to organize “general meetings” within the group, with in particular open doors in all establishments between May 13 and June 11. “It is an opportunistic measure to make a commercial catch-up“, reacted on franceinfo Claudette Brialix, president of the National Federation of associations and friends of the elderly and their families.
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Orpea”sinned by lack of rigor“, said CEO Philippe Charrier in particular in the columns of the Journal du Dimanche. “When I hear him talk about lack of rigor, it’s not true. Above all, they applied the financial rigor that allowed them to do everything“, launched Claudette Brialix.
She also denounces a “desire for non-transparency“on the treatment of adverse events in establishments.”How many families could not have their questions answered?“, she asks. On the idea of organizing open doors in all the Ehpad of the group, the president of the Fnapaef answers with irony.
“Can I smile? We’re moving from denial and arrogance to a display of transparency, that’s progress.”
Claudette Brialixat franceinfo
But she does not believe in the sincerity of the group. “Will we be able to see all the premises? Ask any questions? When will nursing homes be open?“, she asks.
For her, it takesbetter listen to families in all nursing homes“, who all know “tense situations“, in particular because of “insufficient funding in the field of care“. She pleads for a “old age programming law“which allows both”organization and funding commensurate with needs” but also “controlsmore regular and efficient.